Disney+ is about to give some fresh content to Star Wars fans, along with a little bonus-if you play your cards right. The animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld is premiering tomorrow, and for the diehard Asajj Ventress fans out there (or for anyone just interested in a freebie), take heed.
Well, this means Disney is not just going to be putting out Tales of the Underworld two episodes at a time for your binging pleasure. There is some whole slick loading-screen reward that someone has to go through some hoops to obtain, and honestly? Those hoops wouldn’t even be a little high.
Firstly, you go ahead and then make your way to Star Wars Watch Party Island. Oh yes, it’s a thing now. It is now a space where fans can watch the episodes together-(virtually, of course). Once you are in, the notification regarding the reward will be sent to you. Watch both episodes (because, frankly, who wouldn’t), and then-Wait for it-72 hours. That’s right: patience is a virtue. Then boom-unlocked.
Now, what is this reward all about? A loading screen. Not the most galaxy-shattering offer, but hey, free is free. And let’s be honest, Star Wars fans will take anything to make their Disney+ experience feel just a little more immersive.
As for the show itself-it is Tales of the Underworld, which will be a long story for Asajj Ventress. She is one of the most three-dimensional characters in the Star Wars universe if you’ve been following her arc since The Clone Wars. Not quite a Sith, not quite a Jedi, neither extremely good or extremely bad, just a whole lot of morally ambiguous awesomeness.
Disney has had its back-and-forth with this series, and finally, explosions made right through the walls to make this an actual event. The watch party island thing is very on-brand, particularly since the Star Wars community has always been about paying it forward. Whether you are a casual viewer or an intensely obsesses superfan, this is one way to jumpstart your weekend.
So, once more: Watch the show, get a notification, stand by for three-days, and then have at it with your new loading screen. Easy-peasy! Who knows-this may be just the first among many interactive Disney+ rewards. Next, here’s hoping for a Mandalorian ARG!
Anyway, mark your reminders, snap on some blue milk (or anything else that has your fancy), and prepare to enter the underworld. May the Force-and a little patience-always be your ally.
